The Food Pantry is completely out of Household Items. To help us replenish our items, please consider donating the following items:
Toilet paper
Body soap
Tooth paste
Toothbrushes
Shampoo and Conditioner
Washing Detergent
Dishwashing Liquid
Diapers all sizes (1-6)
Baby Wipes
Paper Towels
Lotion
Sanitary Napkins
Cleaning Supplies(if possible)
Razors
Please drop these items off at
611 W. Washington St.
anytime Monday-Thursday,
9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm.
Thank you!
2009 Red Shield Classic
Friday, June 5, 2009
1 p.m. Shotgun Start
The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course
If you would like to learn more about participating in the tournament by sponsorship or playing, please contact Andrea Raycraft at
andrea_raycraft@usc.salvation.org
or 309.829.9476, ext. 19
Please click on the attachments at the bottom of this page to see the Golf Participant Brochure and the Sponsorship Proposal Packages
Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter IS OPEN!
SAFE HARBOR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Construction is Completed and we moved in on Friday, May 8, 2009
"New Safe Harbor Shelter To Hold Open House"
By Mary Ann Ford, The Pantagraph
April 1, 2009
BLOOMINGTON -- The new Safe Harbor homeless shelter is better than Salvation Army Major James Beardsley ever imagined.
"When we met in 2002, we were considering a small building on one-quarter of this lot - just enough to house the number of people we had then," said Beardsley, who attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new shelter, 601 W. Washington St., Tuesday.
"This is better than our dream. When they (clients) come from the other building, this will seem like the Taj Mahal," said Beardsley. He was the Bloomington Salvation Army commander from 2000 to 2005 and is now the agency's Heartland division secretary.
The Salvation Army started discussing replacing Safe Harbor, 212 Roosevelt Ave., in 2000.
"This day seems like it has taken forever, but its here," said Capt. Scott Shelbourn, who has been commander of the Bloomington Salvation Army since 2005.
The new facility, which will serve 42 men and 14 women - with the capacity for more - is expected to be open to clients by April 17.
Safe Harbor Director Tom Fulop said the 24-hour shelter will be a "one-stop center" for the homeless because it will incorporate services currently housed at Compassion Center in the basement of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Fulop said clients will have access to GED and life-skills classes, mental health counseling and job development.
Bob Lakin, chairman of the $2.5 million capital campaign for the new facility, said it the campaign was an effort by a lot of individuals.
"We got lucky, we were good and we were diligent," he said.
Mayor Steve Stockton said while it may have been almost a decade in the making, the facility will serve people for decades.
"It makes a great difference in our community," said Stockton.
Members of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce were among those attending the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon. A banner behind the ribbon said, "Success to You!"
Donations for the Safe Harbor building fund or The Salvation Army's annual fundraising campaign may be mailed to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 3186, Bloomington, IL 61702-3186. Specify the use of the donation.
You can help build the new Safe Harbor. Donations accepted by mail at
P.O. Box 3186 Bloomington, IL 61702-3186
For more information about this Capital Campaign,
call Andrea Raycraft at 309-829-9476, ext. 19